All of NZ needs some clean undies

[Vulcan]

That was a decent shake!

Lots of aftershocks here, very odd ones at that.

If we're gone in the morning <S> all from NZ!

https://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/felt

[Meatwad]

Well the Cubs did win the World Series.........

[Vulcan]

Well we're about an hour and a half into non-stop aftershocks over a wide area + tsunami warnings... not a fun night.

[ghi]

Good to hear you are ok, looks like it struck at 1AM when people are sleeping, the buyos are in alert mode all around Australia, could trigger  tsunami.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

This one is the closest to NZ in Tasman Sea, just a minor water displacement.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=55015&type=2&seriestime=20161113111015

Interesting article on Space.com about this supermoon,;  Jim Berkland believes the tides are affecting the earth crust liquid magma , not oceans only.

"Supermoon Forecast: The Moon Hasn't Been This Close in Almost 69 Years"

"Dramatic tides
The near coincidence of this month's full moon with perigee will result in a dramatically large range of high and low ocean tides: an unusually lower-than-normal low tide, followed about 6 hours later by an unusually higher-than-normal high tide. In the latter case, any coastal storm at sea around this time will almost certainly aggravate coastal flooding problems."

http://www.space.com/34660-closest-supermoon-full-moon-in-69-years-forecast.html

[Vulcan]

USGS puts at a 7.8, certainly an undie changer.

[ghi]

tsunami warning, run for hills;
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/318002/live-tsunami-generated-after-earthquake-rocks-country

[Kanth]

Yes ya just waking up to see the news about this.
Says they are evacuating for Tsunami.

Glad to see you made it through...but at 7.8 even the aftershocks are going to be major. Stay safe! 

[Chalenge]

Interesting article on Space.com about this supermoon,;  Jim Berkland believes the tides are affecting the earth crust liquid magma , not oceans only.

Yeah, so is the rotation of the Earth. If he thinks he is the first one to think so, then he didn't pay attention in school.

I think the strongest effect is upon the wives. 

[Serenity]

Yeesh! Glad you're hanging in there! Keep us up to date!

[puller]

Stay safe 

[palef]

Stay safe 

I know you mean well, but think that one through. Like an asteroid bombardment, a large earthquake that you can't stand up in is not something you can do anything about staying safe in. I've not heard a house make that noise, nor have I seen a swarm of earthquakes up and down the country quite like that before. You may or may not know, but NZ's Alpine fault is one of the most active in the world and regularly pumps out earthquakes in the 8.2-9.5 range. We haven't had one of those since the '60s. Last night's earthquake was generated by the Hope Fault, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Fault , a spur of the Alpine fault. As the earthquake got stronger last night and the house started groaning and creaking and things started falling over the Alpine fault is what sprang to mind.

2 confirmed deaths so far but the tally is sure to go up.

[Vulcan]

Got out of bed this morning, aftershock hit... checked geonet looks like the aftershocks went all night (I nodded off about 3am).

Kaikoura looks wrecked poor buggers.

[Shuffler]

I know you mean well, but think that one through. Like an asteroid bombardment, a large earthquake that you can't stand up in is not something you can do anything about staying safe in. I've not heard a house make that noise, nor have I seen a swarm of earthquakes up and down the country quite like that before. You may or may not know, but NZ's Alpine fault is one of the most active in the world and regularly pumps out earthquakes in the 8.2-9.5 range. We haven't had one of those since the '60s. Last night's earthquake was generated by the Hope Fault, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Fault , a spur of the Alpine fault. As the earthquake got stronger last night and the house started groaning and creaking and things started falling over the Alpine fault is what sprang to mind.

2 confirmed deaths so far but the tally is sure to go up.

What a disgustingly low life response to a well wisher.

Well the rest can stay safe and you do as you please.

I've Been in earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes.... You can take the safest option to protect yourself in each of those situations.

[palef]

What a disgustingly low life response to a well wisher.

Well the rest can stay safe and you do as you please.

I've Been in earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes.... You can take the safest option to protect yourself in each of those situations.

Now I remember why I haven't bothered to resub.

So "stay safe" is a platitude designed to make the person who posted it feel better.

I didn't enjoy going through that earthquake. It's the biggest one I've felt. I live on an alluvial flood plain and the long wavelength rolling motion was pronounced enough to make it difficult to stand. The house creaked and groaned at the same time. The thing that struck me as I hung onto the door frame was that I'd left two of my three kids in their bed because I couldn't get to them in time, that safe is one of those illusions you tow around with you that has no real meaning in actual fact. You're not safe, ever.

[ghi]

Yeah, so is the rotation of the Earth. If he thinks he is the first one to think so, then he didn't pay attention in school.

I think the strongest effect is upon the wives. 

The 1948 supermoon was on Jan 26.

1 day before that..:

"The 1948 Lady Caycay earthquake occurred with a surface wave magnitude of 8.2 at 01:46 PST (UTC+08:00) on 25 January 1948. The epicenter was between the municipalities of Anini-y, Antique and Dao (present-day Tobias Fornier in Antique) on Panay Island, Philippines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Lady_Caycay_earthquake

Today, at that time of NZ  EQ, the Moon was starting to pass over New Zealand.

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/light.html?month=11&day=14&year=2016&hour=1&min=12&sec=0&n=22&ntxt=Auckland&earth=0